zaf-dbe-egrs-2017-1-v1 DDI_ZAF_2017_EGRSII-W1_v01_M DataFirst Development Data Group 2020-10-26 Metadata Editor Version 01 (March 2021). The study metadata has been adopted from same study published on DataFirst website. ZAF_2017_EGRSII-W1_v01_M Early Grade Reading Study II 2017 Wave 1 EGRS-II-W1 2017 Stephen Taylor Brahm Fleisch United States Agency for International Development Metadata Editor DataFirst Support Other Household Survey [hh/oth] Department of Basic Education and the University of the Witwatersrand. Early Grade Reading Study 2017, Wave 1 [dataset]. Version 1. Pretoria: DBE and Wits [producers], 2020. Cape Town: DataFirst [distributor], 2020. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25828/rwtx-mn87 Version 01: Edited, anonymized data for non-commercial use. The Early Grade Reading Study II is a Randomized Control Trial that evaluated two early grade reading interventions in 180 primary schools in two districts in the province of Mpumalanga, South Africa. The interventions focused on early learning of English as a second language and were implemented with Grade 1 teachers in 2017, Grade 2 teachers in 2018, and Grade 3 teachers in 2019. Across all three years of implementation, the study attempted to measure the causal impact on learner reading performance and investigated the change mechanisms of a structured pedagogic programme. Data on the interventions and outcomes was collected in 2017 (waves 1 and 2), 2018 (wave 3) and 2019 (wave 4) with assessments of the same learners in each wave, as well as interviews with the learners' parents and teachers, and their school principles. The teacher interviews included short English reading tests. South Africa Individuals Sample survey data [ssd] Computer Assisted Personal Interview [capi] The same learners were assessed in each wave to allow for longitudinal tracking of learners during the study. Wave 1 data collection took place at the beginning of the learners' Grade 1 year and Wave 2 at the end of their Grade 1 year in 2017. Wave 3 data was collected at the end of their Grade 2 year (2018), and wave 4 at the end of Grade 3 (2019). DataFirst Department of Basic Education and the University of the Witwatersrand. Early Grade Reading Study 2017, Wave 1 [dataset]. Version 1. Pretoria: DBE and Wits [producers], 2020. Cape Town: DataFirst [distributor], 2020. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25828/rwtx-mn87 Licensed use files, available for non-commercial use only The user of the data acknowledges that the original collector of the data, the authorized distributor of the data, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses. egrs-2017-w1-anon-v1.NSDstat 0 336 Nesstar 200801 Wave 1 Early Grade Reading Study II 2017 anonymized data. Small Place SES 0 0 -9.13650608062744 9.25574398040772 Urban area 0 0 0 1 Circuit 0 0 0 0 800000042 800035528 6 learners where opt out were frequent 0 0 0 1 Parent Eng ability: fluent 0 0 0 1 Parent Eng ability: harly understand 0 0 0 1 PROVINCE 0 0 0 0 0 1 Treatment (1==Control; 2==Intervention 1; 3==Intervention 2) 0 0 1 3 1 Control 2 Intervention 1 3 Intervention 2 0 0 Q8_CompletedMatric==Yes 0 0 0 1 Q8_CompletedMatric==No 0 0 0 1 Q10_HowOftenRead 0 0 1 99 1 Never 2 Once a week 3 Most days 4 Every day 77 Multiple options chosen 99 Missing Q11_MainLanguage 0 0 1 99 1 English 2 SiSwati 3 isiZulu 4 I do not read to my child 5 Other 77 Multiple options chosen 99 Missing Q12_NoOfBooks 0 0 1 99 1 No books 2 1-5 books 3 6-10 books 4 11-25 books 5 More than 25 books 77 Multiple options chosen 99 Missing Q13_SpkEngToChild 0 0 1 99 1 Never 2 Some times 3 Most of the time 4 All the time 77 Multiple options chosen 99 Missing Q14_ChildSpeakEng 0 0 1 99 1 Never 2 Some times 3 Most of the time 4 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Strongly 2 Disagree a bit 3 Agree a bit 4 Agree Strongly New Tech makes me excited 0 0 1 4 1 Disagree Strongly 2 Disagree a bit 3 Agree a bit 4 Agree Strongly I need help to get going with new Tech 0 0 1 4 1 Disagree Strongly 2 Disagree a bit 3 Agree a bit 4 Agree Strongly Teacher age dummy: >=45 0 0 0 1 Teacher age dummy: >=55 0 0 0 1 ClassOb: Quality Picture Wall 0 0 1 4 1 Bad 2 Not Great 3 Fine 4 Very Good Problem: Bigbooks Shortage 0 0 1 4 1 Big Problem 2 Problem 3 Small Problem 4 Not a problem Problem: Discipline 0 0 1 4 1 Big Problem 2 Problem 3 Small Problem 4 Not a problem Problem: High Pace 0 0 1 4 1 Big Problem 2 Problem 3 Small Problem 4 Not a problem Problem: Learner Absenteeism 0 0 1 4 1 Big Problem 2 Problem 3 Small Problem 4 Not a problem Problem: Parental support 0 0 1 4 1 Big Problem 2 Problem 3 Small Problem 4 Not a problem Problem: Reader Shortage 0 0 1 4 1 Big Problem 2 Problem 3 Small Problem 4 Not a problem Problem: Workbook Shortage 0 0 1 4 1 Big Problem 2 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